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  (SERMON CLIP) GOD SENDS UNEXPECTED REVIVAL BLESSINGS
  by David Guzik
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Summary: This sermon emphasizes the power of God to bring about revival
and blessings in unexpected ways and through unexpected people. It
highlights the story of Moody's desire to see a wave of revival sweep
across the nation, showcasing that what seems impossible to man is
possible with God. The message encourages praying for seasons of
unexpected fruit and trusting that when God sends revival, it can come
from the most unlikely places and individuals.

Topics: "Revival", "Trusting God's Power"
Scripture References: Isaiah 55:8, 1 Corinthians 1:27, Acts 10:34, Joel 2:28

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This sermon emphasizes the power of God to bring about revival and
blessings in unexpected ways and through unexpected people. It
highlights the story of Moody's desire to see a wave of revival sweep
across the nation, showcasing that what seems impossible to man is
possible with God. The message encourages praying for seasons of
unexpected fruit and trusting that when God sends revival, it can come
from the most unlikely places and individuals.

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And he said toward the end of his lifetime, a lifetime of fruitful
Christian service, he said, I would like, before I go hence, to see the
whole Church of God quickened as it was in 1857, and a wave going from
Maine to California that would sweep thousands into the Kingdom of God.
You know what Moody was saying? That in 40 years of remarkable service,
he never saw anything that compared to the work that God did in 1857,
58. Now look, does it sound impossible? With man it is impossible, but
not with God.

Not with God when he says, I tell you there's going to come a day when
the plowman will overtake. Now, we see next here that when God sends
blessing and restoration, when God sends revival, the fruit comes from
unexpected places. And again, I confess, I'm not a farmer, I don't know
about, you know, growing vines and grapes and all the rest of it, even
though Santa Barbara has a beautiful vineyard area, you know, not far
from, okay, not all that.

But from what I understand, grapes don't grow at high elevations. It's
more the lower elevations. But look at the promise here in verse 13.

It says, notice, it says, the plowman shall overtake the reaper, the
treader of grapes he who sows, the mountains shall drip with sweet wine
and the hills shall flow with it. We should pray for seasons of
unexpected fruit. Nobody expected the tall mountains of Israel to bear
vineyards, but God's promise is when I send revival, the fruit will come
from unexpected places.

So I don't know what the unexpected places are for you in your life.
Maybe it is truly an unexpected place, geography. They say, no, if God
were to send revival, he'd never do it from here.

He'd never do it from a small little community on the outskirts of Los
Angeles. He'd pick something much more prominent to do it. But listen,
when God sends revival, it is often from unexpected places.

But it's not just places and geography. You also know that when God
sends revival, he often uses very unexpected people.

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Video: https://sermonindex2.b-cdn.net/RiXPviEkZxk.mp4
Source: https://sermonindex.net/speakers/david-guzik/sermon-clip-god-sends-unexpected-revival-blessings/
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